Carpophyllum maschalocarpum

Short description: Species of seaweed

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Diaphoretickes
Clade:  | SAR
Clade:  | Stramenopiles
Phylum:  | Gyrista
Subphylum:  | Ochrophytina
Class:  | Phaeophyceae
Order:  | Fucales
Family:  | Sargassaceae
Genus:  | Carpophyllum
Species:  |

C. maschalocarpum

Binomial name
Carpophyllum maschalocarpum

(Turner) Grev., 1830

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum, commonly known as the common flapjack, is a brown alga that grows in crevices of rocks at low tide levels.[1] It is a common alga in New Zealand and is endemic.[2][3]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 Habitat
* 4 Conservation status
* 5 References

## Description

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is mid-golden brown in colour and dries black.[1]

## Distribution

This species can be found on the shores of the North Island, South Island, and the Chatham Islands.[1]

## Habitat

Carpophyllum maschalocarpum is found on rocks at low water in pools and channels forming a distinct zone and especially on vertical rock faces on open coasts.[1]

## Conservation status

This species has been classified in 2019 under the New Zealand Threat Classification system as being "Not Threatened ".[4]

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nelson, W. A. (2017). New Zealand seaweeds : an illustrated guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. pp. 76. ISBN 9780987668813. OCLC 841897290.
2. ↑ Buchanan, Joe; Zuccarello, Giuseppe C. (2012). "Decoupling of Short- and Long-Distance Dispersal Pathways in the Endemic New Zealand Seaweed Carpophyllum Maschalocarpum (phaeophyceae, Fucales)1" (in en). Journal of Phycology 48 (3): 518–529. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01167.x. ISSN 1529-8817. PMID 27011067.
3. ↑ "Carpophyllum maschalocarpum (Turner) Grev.". Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. 2012. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d0ac503b-409c-4b97-9d01-829d424c2120.
4. ↑ "Carpophyllum maschalocarpum (Turner) Grev.". 2019. https://nztcs.org.nz/nztcs-species/42449.

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